Grand Emporium Collection

Houserocker' Johnson and the Shadows in a bar. Guitarist Houserocker sits on a piano with his feet on the keys holding an electric blues guitar across his lap. He is smiling as he wears a light...

Blues guitarist Alvin Youngblood Hart looks seriously to his left as he leans left and plays an electric guitar. He wears a wide headband and a plaid shirt. Printed in the margin below the photograph...

Serbian blues guitarist and singer Ana Popovic sits on the floor and leans an electric guitar against her left knee and leans her head toward the neck. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Ana...

Blues guitarist Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones stands by a curved wall and smiles at the camera as he holds an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones. Bullseye...

Blues guitarist Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones stands by a curved wall and smiles at the camera as he holds an electric guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones. Booking...

Anson Funderburgh, blues guitarist, stands farthest to the right holding a guitar. Sam Myers, harmonica player and blues singer, stands in the center holding a harmonica to his mouth with both hands...

Canadian blues guitarist Anthony Gomes looks down and bends his knees as he plays an electric guitar on his right hip. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "33rd Street Records [logo]. Anthony...

Canadian blues guitarist Anthony Gomes stands with his arms and hands opened wide out from his body as an electric guitar hangs from the strap around his neck. Printed below his feet on the photograph...

Guitarist Bar BQ Bob and washboard player Washboard Chaz crouch down on a boulder with their instruments and smile at the photographer. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Bar BQ Bob &...

Bayou Rhythm, a zydeco and blues band comprised of one African American man and four white men, stand holding their instruments.

Blues guitarist Becky Barksdale looks seriously at the photographer as she hugs the neck of a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Becky Barksdale. spinout [logo], Spinout[at]earthlink...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits with an electric guitar flat across his lap and smiles at the photographer as he wears a cowboy hat with a wide hatband, a paisley vest over a light...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits with an electric guitar flat across his lap and smiles at the photographer as he wears a cowboy hat with a wide hatband, a paisley vest over a light...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison stands in a doorway with his arms crossed over the body of an electric guitar. He wears a cowboy hat, a vest over a light-colored shirt. Printed below the...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison stands in a doorway with his arms crossed over the body of an electric guitar. He wears a cowboy hat, a vest over a light-colored shirt. Printed below the...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits holding an electric guitar as he smiles up at the photographer. Printed below the photograph in the bottom margin, "Record Label: Tone-Cool Records, 6...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison sits holding an electric guitar as he smiles up at the photographer. Printed below the photograph in the bottom margin, "Record Label: Ruf Records, America...

Blues guitarist and vocalist Bernard Allison grinning and playing guitar in the street outside the Grand Emporium in Kansas City, Missouri. He wears a double-breasted suit and a dark cowboy hat with...

Big Dave and the Ultrasonics, a blues band comprised of six white men, stand or sit in front of a wall with graffiti painted on it. One holds a guitar. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "Big...

Blues guitarist Big G, [Garrett Jacobson] closes his eyes as he plays an electric guitar as he stands next to an amplifier. He wears a cowboy hat.

Blues guitarist Big Jack Johnson smiles and closes his eyes as he plays a guitar he holds in his lap. He wears a light-colored flat cap. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "M.C. Records...

Blues guitarist Big Jack Johnson closes his eyes and lifts his chin as he plays a guitar. He wears a vertically striped headband and a athletic jacket. Printed in the margin below the photograph, "M.C...

Big Nick and the Gila Monsters, a blues band comprised of four white men, stand pointing at the photographer. Two electric guitars lie on the floor and the man in front holds a harmonica. Printed in...

Blues guitarist Billy [Royce] squats on a stage to light his red electric guitar on fire. His hat covers his face. Printed over the photograph, "in the spirit of Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn...

The Blues Notions, a Kansas City jump blues band comprised of five white men, stand in front of a brick wall. The men on the farthest left and right hold their guitars. The man in the center sits on a...